BUS SAFETY ACT 2009 (NO. 13 OF 2009) - SECT 50 Disciplinary action against an accredited bus operator

BUS SAFETY ACT 2009 (NO. 13 OF 2009) - SECT 50

    (1)     The Safety Director may hold an inquiry for the purpose of determining whether proper cause exists for taking disciplinary action against an accredited bus operator.

    (2)     There is proper cause for taking disciplinary action against the accredited bus operator if the operator or a responsible person in relation to that accredited bus operator (as the case requires)—

        (a)     has contravened this Act or the regulations;

        (b)     has not complied with a condition of accreditation;

        (c)     is found guilty or convicted of a tier 2 or tier 3 offence;

        (d)     has obtained the accreditation improperly;

        (e)     has not paid any accreditation fee.

    (3)     If, following an inquiry, the Safety Director is satisfied proper cause for taking disciplinary action against the accredited bus operator exists, the Safety Director may do one or more of the following—

        (a)     reprimand the accredited bus operator;

        (b)     impose one or more new conditions of accreditation;

        (c)     suspend the accreditation for a specified period or until a specified event or until a further determination is made by the Safety Director;

        (d)     impose or vary an expiry date on the accreditation;

        (e)     vary the conditions of, or scope of the accreditation;

        (f)     cancel the accreditation and, if reasonable cause exists, disqualify the operator from applying for accreditation—

              (i)     permanently; or

              (ii)     for a specified period or until a specified event.

    (4)     If the cause for taking disciplinary action is that the accredited bus operator or responsible person has been found guilty of a tier 2 offence, the accredited bus operator must show cause why the accreditation should not be cancelled.